Coalition can still win from behind after Newspoll’s 49:51 to Labor: Kroger

12/05/2019|14min

The latest Newspoll shows the race to next Saturday’s poll remains tightly contested, with Labor maintaining their lead of 51 per cent to Liberal’s 49 per cent two-party preferred.
Both major parties saw primary vote rises, with Liberal at 39 per cent and Labor at 37 per cent.
The Greens have remained static at nine per cent, while One Nation has dropped one to four per cent, with Clive Palmer’s Australia United Party also at four per cent.
In the preferred Prime Minister stakes, Labor leader Bill Shorten has crept up three per cent to 38 per cent, but still behind Scott Morrison at 45 per cent.
Sky News contributor Michael Kroger says the Coalition can still win on 49 per cent, with a chance of a pathway to victory.
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